DeTomaso Mailing List: June 97, Message #135
     



From: "Hermann, Trey" <thermann@origin.ea.com>

Subject: Re: Stealth Car? -Tickets

Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 11:31:53 -0500



No ticket stories, just a detector recommendation. I purchased a 

Valentine One in 1992. This was sparked by the graphic illustration of 

how ineffective my well worn Passport was against the then new Stalker 

radar. The lesson was provided by a gloating Austin motorcycle cop 

after he finished writing me a ticket. He was more than happy to 

demonstrate his new toy by placing the gun against my windshield and 

blasting my Passport. It didn't even blink. Well, not one to be behind 

the technology curve, I did some research and bought the Valentine.



Last summer, before a trip to Colorado, where I stumbled across the 

Colorado chapter's gathering in Aspen which rekindled my obsession 

with all things Pantera, but that's another e-mail. Anyway, before my 

trip I decided to call Valentine One to check on having a damaged 

button replaced. The tech person input my serial number and pulled up 

the specs of my model, she then listed what police radar upgrades had 

taken place since I purchased mine. She also let me know which types 

of radar I would be likely to encounter in Texas and on my upcoming 

trip.



At this point I expected a sales pitch for a newer model, but instead 

I was told that Valentine would perform a retrofit and bring my model 

up to current specs. All for under $50.00 (I believe the price was 

actually $35, but my memory is going). They could also upgrade mine to 

include LIDAR detection for a bit more. So, I sent it in. This was 

about two months prior to my trip. Well, two weeks later a box from 

Valentine shows up. Great! I open it up and find that they have sent 

me a brand new unit. Fantastic!



As far as the performance of the unit, it has worked flawlessly. The 

unit has three sensitivity settings, a directional indicator showing 

front/rear/left-right, signal strength indicator, and volume and muted 

volume controls. It is the best detector I have owned and has paid for 

itself several times over in prevented tickets.



Sorry for the long post, but I really can't say enough about the 

quality of the product and the company.





Trey





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